Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Heinrich's Brush Cuckoo is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
Heinrich's Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis heinrichi) JE Near Threatened Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis pyrrhophanus) JE Least Concern Little Long-billed Cuckoo (Rhamphomantis megarhynchus) JE Least Concern Black-eared Cuckoo (Misocalius osculans) JE Least Concern African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) RF Least Concern Yellow-throated Green Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis) More
Heinrich's Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis heinrichi Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis pyrrhophanus * Subspecies * prionurus * excitus * meeki * schistaceigularis * pyrrhophanus * simus Little Long-billed Cuckoo Rhamphomantis megarhynchus More
Moluccan Cuckoo, Heinrich's Brush Cuckoo, Heinrich's Cuckoo, Moluccan Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus passerinus, Cacomantis passerinus hall-t More